CHESHIRE, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALXN) today announced that researchers are scheduled to present data relating to Soliris® (eculizumab) as a treatment for patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) during the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), to be held December 5 – 8, 2009 at the Ernst N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. Physicians are also scheduled to report on their experience with eculizumab in patients with atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS) during the meeting. Abstracts summarizing these presentations were published today on the ASH web site and can be accessed using the links provided below. Soliris is a complement inhibitor approved for the treatment of PNH to reduce hemolysis. Soliris is currently under investigation for the treatment of aHUS.
